Ep. 487: Social Media Marketing World + Tech News & Tips

Nate has returned from Social Media Marketing World in San Diego. He breaks down what the trends are and why AI probably won't ruin social media. We've also got plenty of other tech news to get caught up on and some tips and picks to help you tech better.

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INTRO (00:00)

MAIN TOPIC: Social Media Marketing World Recap (05:05)

DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK:  iOS 18.4, 12 New Things (23:55)

JUST THE HEADLINES: (31:45)

Martian dust may pose health risk to humans exploring red planet, study finds

Bloomberg’s AI-Generated news summaries had at least 36 errors since January

Scientists may have discovered how to extract power from the Earth’s rotation

FTC says 23andMe purchaser must uphold existing privacy policy for data handling

Trump extends TikTok deadline for the second time

Apple flew 5 flights full of iPhones from India and China in 3 days to beat Trump Tariffs

iPhone farms sending more than 100,000 scam iMessages per day

TAKES:

Everything we know so far about the Nintendo Switch 2 - Nintendo’s Switch 2 preorder process has strict requirements to thwart scalpers (35:10)

Mozilla Thunderbird finally takes on Gmail with new email service (43:25)

North Korean hackers cash out hundreds of millions from $1.5bn ByBit hack (46:35)

BONUS ODD TAKE: TV Garden - Watch TV from around the world (48:50)

PICKS OF THE WEEK:

Dave: ArcEmu - Watch Emulator (52:35)

Nate: Airmoto Tire Inflator Portable Air Compressor - Air Pump